JP2660503B2 - Transplanter seedling vertical feeder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical seedling feeder for a vegetable transplanter, in which a vertical feed mechanism of a seedling tray is linked to a horizontal feeder mechanism of a seedling table so as to feed the seedling tray vertically. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a seedling vertical feeding device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-155584, etc., when the amount of vertical feeding of a seedling tray is changed depending on the type of seedling tray (25 mm square, 30 mm square, etc.) It is done by replacing parts such as flanges and flanges.

[0003]

However, in the case of such a part replacement, not only a long time (about 30 minutes) is required for the work of attaching and detaching the part and adjusting the timing, but also a secondary trouble due to a wrong assembly occurs. There is a problem that is easy to do.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a seedling vertical feeding device for a transplanting machine having a vertical feeding mechanism for vertically moving a seedling tray mounted on a seedling mounting table to a seedling removal side. A seedling tray vertical feed pitch switching member for changing the seedling tray vertical feed pitch is provided, and the seedling tray vertical feed pitch is changed simply by operating the switching member according to the type of seedling tray to be placed on the seedling mounting table. Therefore, transplanting operations using different types of seedling trays can be easily performed, preventing erroneous operation of switching the vertical feed amount and expanding the types of seedling trays applicable to the machine, as well as vegetable seedlings. Since seedlings can be raised or transplanted by selecting a seedling tray suitable for the type of seedling, the type of seedlings such as vegetable seedlings that can be planted by the present machine can be easily expanded.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a seedling vertical drive mechanism, and FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the transplanter, wherein (1) is a front frame on which an engine (2) is mounted, and (3) is a front frame (1). A transmission case connected to the rear end, (4) is left and right traveling wheels that are vertically swingably supported on the transmission case (3) via a transmission case (5), and (6) is a transmission case of the transmission case (3). A seedling supply device installed rearward via a chassis frame (7), (8) is a transmission case (9) planted in the transmission case (3) between the left and right running wheels (4).
, A seedling planting device installed on the upper surface of the ridge, (11) ridge guide rollers disposed on the left and right sides of the crushing roller (10), and (12) planting. A roller for detecting the interval between the stocks, (13) a cultivation roller,
(14) is a gauge roller, and the seedling supply device (6)
A pot seedling of one strain is taken out from a seedling tray (16) on a seedling table (15) reciprocating left and right with a seedling take-out nail (17), and the taken pot seedling is taken out of the seedling planting device ( The seedlings are released and supplied to the hopper-type planting claws (19) that move up and down in conjunction with the multi-cutter (18) of (8), and the pot seedlings are arranged at regular intervals on the ridge surface of the body by operating the steering handle (20). It is configured to perform planting, that is, transplantation.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 6, the seedling supply device (6) feeds the driving force from the transmission case (3) to the seedling removal drive shaft (22) via the transmission chain (21). A drive case (23) and a seedling extraction arm (22) that connects and supports a pair of left and right seedling extraction claws (17) to the drive shaft (22) via a rotary case (24), a crank arm (25), and a cam shaft (26). 27) an arm guide plate (28) for guiding the seedling take-out arm (27) during rotation of the crank arm (25) to a seedling take-out position and a seedling discharge position along a guide groove (28a) in a linear and swinging operation. A sprocket (29) (30) is attached to the seedling removal drive shaft (22).
And a vertical feed drive shaft (32) interlockingly connected via a chain (31), and a rotor (34) and first and second swing arms (33) on a fixed pushing cam (33) of the vertical feed drive shaft (32). 35a) (35b), a seedling pushing pin (38) for connecting the pin support (37) via the engaging shaft (36), and a seedling removal claw (17) by rotation of the drive shaft (22).
Immediately before entering the seedling tray (16) from above, the seedling pushing pin (38) is pushed from the bottom side of the seedling tray (16) to complete the seedling pushing operation.

[0007] The seedling supply device (6) includes a seedling mounting table (15).
Right side plate (40) of left and right side plates (39) (40) on both lower sides
A seedling vertical feed drive mechanism (41) is provided on the outside, and a constantly rotating vertical feed operation member (42a) (42b) fixed to the drive shaft (32) and the same pivot (43) of the left side plate (39). ) With the base end pivotably supported on the seedling mounting table (15)
At the end of the horizontal movement of the operation member (42a) or (4
2b) a longitudinal feed cam (45) and a lock arm (46) for bringing the intermediate portion into contact with the operating shaft (44), and a one-way clutch (48) and a cylinder on the follower cam shaft (47) of the left side plate (39). A follower cam (51) that is supported via a shaft (49) and engages an engagement groove (51a) with a rotor (50) of the vertical feed cam (45), and is integrally formed with the follower cam shaft (47). A gear-shaped lock body (53), which is fixed and engages a lock groove (53a) on an outer peripheral portion with a lock rotor (52) of a lock arm (46), and is interlocked with the camshaft (47). Two sets of constant mesh longitudinal feed gears (54) (55) and (56) (5) having different speed ratios
7), a spline cylinder shaft (60) rotatably supporting a sprocket shaft (59), which is a longitudinal feed shaft having a longitudinal feed driving sprocket (58), and a free rotation shaft supporting the spline cylinder shaft (60). The two outer gears (61) meshed with the inner gears (55a) and (57a) of the driven transmission gears (55) and (57).
a) A switching gear (61) having (61b) and spline-fitted to the cylinder shaft (60) so as to be slidable in the axial direction, and a cylinder shaft (60) at the outer end of the sprocket shaft (58). The disc (62) integrally connected to the sprocket shaft (5) can be phase-adjusted via bolts (63) and phase adjustment holes (64).
8), and a phase adjusting plate (65), which is a phase adjusting flange for interlocking connection of the switching gear (61), and an outer gear (61) of the switching gear (61).
a) (61b) is connected to the inner gear (55) via the shifter (66).
a) an idler wheel (69) having a speed changeover lever (67) switchably meshed and connected to (57a), and elastically supporting the upper end of the seedling mounting table (15) via a pivot plate (68); The vertical feed chain (7) stretched between the drive sprocket (58)
0) is engaged with the recessed portion (16b) between the bottoms of the cells (16a) of the seedling tray (16) to feed the seedling tray (16) vertically, while the switching lever (6).
7) When the outer gear (61a) or (61b) of the switching gear (61) is engaged with either of the inner gears (55a) or (57a), the gear is set to a high speed or a low speed to set the seedling tray (16). Type (30mm square or 25mm
The vertical feed amount is adjusted according to the angle.

[0008] When the seedling mounting table (15) is traversed, a spring (7) biased by the lock arm (46) is used.
2) Lock groove (53a) of lock body (53) with force
The cam shaft (47) is locked by engaging the rotor (52) with the lock arm (46) and the vertical feed to the operation shaft (44) when the seedling mounting table (15) reaches the end of the left and right movement. The cam (45) abuts to unlock the lock groove (53a) and the rotor (52), and at the same time, the cam shaft resists the force of the return spring (73) urged by the follower cam (51). The rotation of (47) is performed, and the seedling tray (16) for one pitch is vertically fed.

The switching lever (67) performs high-speed and low-speed two-speed switching using a switching gear (61).
A middle (N) position is provided at the center to enable the operation of the vertical feed clutch so that the manual vertical feed can be performed well when the seedlings are connected. The seedling tray mounted on the seedling mounting table (15) The seedling tray (16) of the vertical feed chain (70) in the seedling vertical feeder of a transplanting machine provided with a vertical feed chain (70) which is a vertical feed mechanism for vertically moving the (16) to the seedling removal side. The seedling tray (16) is provided with transmission gears (54) to (57) as a seedling tray vertical feed amount switching member for changing the seedling tray.
The vertical feed pitch of the seedling tray (16) can be changed simply by operating the transmission gears (54) to (57) in accordance with the type.

[0010] Further, (74) and (75) are transverse drive shafts (7).
6) A vertical guide shaft for laterally guiding the seedling mounting table (15) via the sliding body (77) during rotation.

The present embodiment is constructed as described above, and when the seedling table (15) is moved sideways, the seedling removal claws (17) and the seedling push-out pins (38) are arranged vertically from the seedling tray (16).
When the lever (67) is operated to engage the outer gear (61a) of the switching gear (61) with the inner gear (55a), the vertical feed amount is increased. Larger (30 mm square) and outer gear (61
When the b) is engaged with the inner gear (57a), the longitudinal feed operation is performed at a low speed with a small vertical feed amount (25 mm square).

[0012] In this configuration, the longitudinal feed speed can be changed without replacing parts such as the lock body (53) and the flange.
Since only one-touch operation of the lever (67) is performed, not only the operation can be performed easily and reliably, but also the longitudinal feed clutch operation can be easily performed with this one lever (67). Also, if the timing is correct at the time of initial (shipping), no matter where the switching is performed, there is no shift in timing, and there is no risk of wrong assembly.

Further, since the phase adjusting plate (65) for adjusting the phase of the vertical feed is provided at the outer end of the sprocket shaft (59), the phase adjustment from the outside of the seedling mounting table (15) can be facilitated. As a result, this phase adjustment can be performed very easily.

FIG. 7 shows another modification of the switching gear (61), in which one of the driven side transmission gears (55) and (57) is idled to a sprocket shaft (59). And the other gear (57) is connected to the gear (55).
And a switching gear (61) having two outer gears (61a) (61b) that are freely rotatably engaged with the inner gears (55a) (57a) of these gears (55) (57).
A disc (62) fixedly mounted on one end side of the gear (61), which is rotatably supported on the sprocket shaft (59), and a phase adjustment plate (spline fitted to the outer end of the sprocket shaft (59)). 65) is fixed via the bolt (63) and the phase adjusting hole (64), and the switching gear (61) is slid in the axial direction integrally with the adjusting plate (62) by the switching lever (67). Thus, as in the previous embodiment, switching between the vertical feed high speed and low speed two stages and switching to the neutral (N) position are performed.

[0015]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, the present invention relates to a transplanting machine provided with a vertical feeding mechanism (70) for vertically feeding a seedling tray (16) mounted on a seedling mounting table (15) to a seedling removal side. The vertical feed mechanism (7).
0) The seedling tray (16) is provided with seedling tray vertical feed amount switching members (54) to (57) for changing the vertical feed pitch. Depending on the type of seedling tray (16) to be mounted on the seedling mounting table (15). The vertical feeding pitch of the seedling tray (16) is changed only by operating the switching members (54) to (57) in accordance therewith, so that the transplanting operation using different types of seedling trays (16) can be easily performed. It is possible to easily prevent the vertical feed amount switching erroneous operation, expand the types of seedling trays (16) applicable to the machine, and easily set a seedling tray (16) suitable for the types of seedlings such as vegetable seedlings. Since the seedlings can be selectively raised and transplanted, the type of seedlings such as vegetable seedlings that can be planted by the present machine can be easily expanded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view of a seedling vertical feed drive mechanism.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the transplanter.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory side view of a seedling supply unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory plan view of a seedling supply unit.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory plan view of a seedling vertical feed drive mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a partial explanatory view of a seedling vertical feed drive mechanism.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing another modified structure example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (15) Seedling table (16) Seedling tray (54) (55) (56) (57) Transmission gear (seedling tray vertical feed amount switching member) (70) Vertical feed chain (vertical feed mechanism)

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masatoshi Sunasa 1-32 Chaya-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi Inside Yanmar Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. Inside (72) Inventor Takeshi Shiraishi 1-32 Chaya-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi Inside Yanmar Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yozo Ogaki 2-181-1, Inadera, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo Pref. Inside the machine factory

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A seedling vertical feeding device of a transplanting machine provided with a vertical feeding mechanism for vertically feeding a seedling tray mounted on a seedling mounting table to a seedling removal side, wherein a seedling tray vertical feeding pitch of the vertical feeding mechanism is changed. A seedling vertical feeding device for a transplanter, comprising a tray vertical feeding amount switching member.